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A Californian rabbit sits in a pen during the Youth Meat Rabbit Pen Show in Reliant Arena during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Friday, March 2, 2012, in Houston. ( Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle )

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A Californian rabbit sits in a pen during the Youth Meat Rabbit Pen Show in Reliant Arena during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Friday, March 2, 2012, in Houston. ( Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle )